THE SKY’S the limit for Burbage businesswoman Jo Davies, who is planning a 10,000 ft skydive to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.

Jo, 25, who has seen her own mum win her fight against the disease, hopes to be throwing herself from a plane over Nottingham on Saturday if the weather holds.

The Coventry University graduate, who lives in Colts Close with her mum Denise, told The Hinckley Times: “As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, charity events have always been a part of my adult life.

“I have been raising money for a year now for my biggest charity event yet and have met some amazing people with some heart crushing stories along the way.

“I’ve done cycling and running to raise money in the past but I wanted to do something big, to raise big.”

Twin Jo, who runs Jellyhogs, a pet accessory business for African Pygmy hedgehogs, was just two years old when her mum was diagnosed with breast cancer in her late 30s.

Now aged 60, Denise had a mastectomy and treatment, followed by reconstructive surgery.

Former Nuneaton Tech (now North Warwickshire and Hinckley College) student Jo said: “It was only when she went through the reconstruction, when I was 12, that I really started to become aware of the situation.

“She is so strong. You have to be positive.”

Jo knows there is the possibility that she may have inherited a genetic tendency to develop the disease and says she already has friends who have also been diagnosed.

She said: “I know that, with my mum having won her fight, we are one of the lucky families.

“Having friends and strangers come forward with their stories during my fundraising has motivated me so much to raise as much as I possibly can to see others win their fight against breast cancer.”

Donations can be made to Jo’s charity venture via her fundraising page at www.justgiving.com/jellyhogs